Burn bans in effect for Mobile and Baldwin counties
Burn bans remain in effect for Mobile and Baldwin counties, and officials are urging residents not to burn storm debris as cleanup continues from Hurricane Sally. The plea comes as…
Mobile, Baldwin Counties Under Seasonal Burn Ban as Hurricane Sally Debris Piles Up
Fire officials in Mobile and Baldwin counties are urging residents clearing Hurricane Sally debris not to burn it, citing a seasonal statewide burn ban in effect through October 31 and…
No charges to be filed in Five Mile Swamp Fire that burned 2,000 acres
No one will face charges after an authorized prescribed burn escaped control in May and grew into the Five Mile Swamp Fire. For more than a week, the fire destroyed…
Theodore Firefighter’s Truck-Fire Video a Warning as Dry Conditions Persist
A video posted by the Theodore-Dawes Volunteer Fire Department offered a vivid reminder of how quickly a vehicle can become fully engulfed — and why the region’s dry stretch was…